ABLRFD Revision History / Pending Revisions

This page was last updated on:  June 27, 2011

Current Production Version 1.10.0.0

Revision No. Description Date Logged Status
313 Add User Defined Load Factor Option 06/14/2011 open
312 Update to Intel Fortran XE2011 and Visual Studio 2010 06/01/2011 open
311 Input Check for LYA for 2 rows minimum 05/13/2011 open
310 Add input item to turn off PDF creation 04/21/2011 open
309 ABLRFD v1.9.1.0 Beta Test Comments 03/22/2011 v1.10.0.0
308 EH Resultant Location 01/25/2011 open
307 Height of Soil Above Toe on the SOI command 01/21/2011 v1.10.0.0
306 Rock Modulus Users Manual Documentation 11/30/2010 v1.10.0.0
305 LL Surcharge Eccentricity Question 11/01/2010 open
304 Backfill Soil Height Input Check 09/24/2010 open
303 Add corbel to Abutment Without Backwall 09/23/2010 open
302 Wind on Sub EngAsst Can't be negative 08/06/2008 open
301 Zero Soil Height Error 07/27/2010 open
300 Backfill Area Warning Message in Output File 07/27/2010 open
299 Incorrect BRADD 3.1.5.0 Dimension Variable for Pile Lateral Load 07/22/2010 open
298 Stem Bar Fails Design but Passes for Analysis 07/12/2010 closed
297 Pile Layout Input Error Message Revision 04/09/2010 open
296 Soil/Water Height Input Checks and UM Changes 03/29/2010 v1.10.0.0
295 Upgrade to Intel Visual Fortran Version 11.1 and Visual Studio 2008 03/02/2010 v1.10.0.0
294 Update configuration files to use upper limits, lower limits and defaults 03/02/2010 open
293 ABLRFD v1.9.0.0 Test Comments 03/01/2010 v1.9.0.0
292 ABLRFD v1.8.1.0 Beta Test Comments 02/09/2010 v1.9.0.0
291 Foundation Uneveness Removal For Crack Control Check 11/18/2009 v1.9.0.0
290 Metric Unit Removal 11/19/2009 v1.9.0.0
289 Weighted Average Elastic Settlement Issue 10/13/2009 open
288 Battered Pile Question 07/14/2009 v1.10.0.0
287 Settlement Calculation Issues 07/10/2009 v1.9.0.0
286 Wind on Substructure Load Revision 06/11/2009 v1.9.0.0
285 Incorrect BRADD Dimension Variable for Horizontal Sliding Force 04/30/2009 v1.9.0.0
284 Provide PDF Output File Option 12/31/2008 v1.9.0.0
283 Abutment design with and without water 12/15/2008 open
282 ABLRFD v1.7.1.0 Beta Test Comments 12/11/2008 v1.8.0.0
281 Add New Abutment Type for 'Integral Abutments' to ABLRFD 12/09/2008 open
280 Upper Limit of the Download LL Reaction on DLL command issue 12/05/2008 v1.8.0.0
279 LRT Command Revisions 11/13/2008 v1.8.0.0
278 Approach Slab Load Addition 11/13/2008 open
277 Specification Check Warning Issue on Moment Axial Int. Table 10/16/2008 v1.9.0.0
276 Add Input Check for Specified Par. Bars for Spread Footing Analysis Run 09/19/2008 v1.9.0.0
275 Minimum Toe/Heel Projection Issue 08/27/2008 v1.8.0.0
274 Increase Fixed Format Line Length to 132 Columns 07/29/2008 v1.8.0.0
273 Stem Serviceability Issue 07/18/2008 v1.8.0.0
272 ABLRFD Changes for BRADD 07/08/2008 v1.8.0.0
271 Specification Check Heading Issue 06/20/2008 v1.8.0.0
270 Update PENNDOT Bureau Name in User Manual 06/05/2008 v1.8.0.0
269 Remove [prod] and [test] sections from RUN.INI 06/05/2008 v1.8.0.0
268 Parallel Reinforcement 05/16/2008 v1.8.0.0
267 NG appears for Service Check with no heel 05/06/2008 v1.10.0.0
266 Allow program, to design abutment/wall with no toe projection 05/06/2008 v1.8.0.0
265 Stub Abutment Design Question 05/02/2008 v1.7.0.0
264 Criptic Warning Message Occurs When The Heel or Toe Projection is Set to Zero 04/01/2008 v1.8.0.0
263 Design of Short Abutment Without Toe Causes Errors 04/01/2008 v1.8.0.0
262 Default Footing Width Issue For Pile Design Runs 02/20/2008 v1.7.0.0
261 Update ABLRFD References to DM-4 and AASHTO 02/18/2008 v1.7.0.0
260 Update to Intel Fortran v10.1.013 02/15/2008 v1.7.0.0
259 ABREV184i Issue 02/06/2008 v1.7.0.0
258 ABREV224 Issues 02/06/2008 v1.7.0.0
257 Table Header Issue 02/06/2008 v1.7.0.0
256 User Manual Changes 02/06/2008 v1.7.0.0
255 Spec Check Summary missing a flag 02/06/2008 v1.7.0.0
254 Negative Embedment Error Issue 01/17/2008 v1.9.0.0
253 Non-structural architectural treatment cover for front face of stem 01/04/2008 v1.8.0.0
252 Parallel Reinforcement cover fixed during design run 10/18/2007 v1.8.0.0
251 Duplicate page in Users Manual 10/04/2007 v1.7.0.0
250 UM changes related to Stem Location Increment for design Runs 10/03/2007 v1.7.0.0
249 Applicability of ETA factors for the Extrem Limit States 08/20/2007 open
248 Negative effective footing width 08/13/2007 v1.8.0.0
247 Analysis Crack Control Status Code Issue 07/16/2007 v1.8.0.0
246 Increase Upper Limit of DC Parameter of LAB Command 06/22/2007 v1.7.0.0
245 Negative Stem Moment Questions 05/01/2007 open
244 ABLRFD v1.6.0.0 Testing - User Manual Changes 04/24/2007 v1.6.0.0
243 ABLRFD v1.5.1.0 Testing - Rock Sliding issue Comments 02/21/2007 v1.6.0.0
242 ABLRFD v1.5.1.0 Testing - Footing Width Tolerance Issue 03/19/2007 v1.6.0.0
241 Very Tall Wall Causes Crash During Design Run 02/20/2007 v1.6.0.0
240 ABLRFD v1.5.1.0 Testing - UM Comments 02/05/2007 v1.6.0.0
239 ABLRFD v1.5.1.0 Testing - Version comparison questions 01/05/2007 v1.5.0.1
238 ABLRFD v1.5.1.0 Testing - Cover Command Revision 12/22/2006 v1.6.0.0
237 ABLRFD v1.5.1.0 Testing - Crack Control Warning Message Issue 12/22/2006 v1.6.0.0
236 GNDLL Debug Routine Revisions 12/22/2006 v1.6.0.0
235 Change Debug Level to Appropriate Level For Intermediate Data Debugging 12/15/2006 v1.7.0.0
234 User Manual DM-4 Reference Typo 12/14/2006 v1.7.0.0
233 Difference in heel shear results between v1.4.0.4 and v1.5.0.0 12/14/2006 v1.5.0.1
232 Run.ini Test Path Change 11/29/2006 v1.6.0.0
231 EndDebug statement missing causing debug messages to appear 11/21/2006 v1.5.0.1
230 Zero Vertical Componant for Stem Batter Causes Crash 10/13/2006 v1.8.0.0
229 Bearing Routine Crashes the Program for Debug Build 10/12/2006 v1.6.0.0
228 Pedestal Footing Reinforcement Revision 10/12/2006 open
227 Minimum Area of Reinforcement Question 10/06/2006 closed
226 Error Message Cutoff in output 09/27/2006 1.7.0.0
225 Service Status OK Contradicts Stem Crack Control Status Code F 09/12/2006 v1.6.0.0
224 Loads on the LRT Command 08/04/2006 v1.7.0.0
223 Eccentricity Performance Ratio Check 08/04/2006 v1.7.0.0
222 Specification Check Summary 08/04/2006 v1.7.0.0
221 Datum Paramenter during Analysis Issue 08/04/2006 v1.7.0.0
220 Input parameter check revision 08/04/2006 v1.6.0.0
219 ABLRFD v1.5.0.0 - UM Changes - Miscellanous Changes 07/27/2006 v1.5.0.0
218 ABLRFD v1.5.0.0 - Um Changes - Summary of Revisions change 07/21/2006 v1.5.0.0
217 ABLRFD v1.5.0.0 - UM Changes - Figures and Tables 07/19/2006 v1.5.0.0
216 ABLRFD v1.5.0.0 - UM Changes ABREV213 07/19/2006 v1.5.0.0
215 ABLRFD v1.5.0.0 - UM Changes - ABREV209 07/19/2006 v1.5.0.0
214 Bearing Resistance Comparison Issue 07/14/2006 open
213 Water Level Differential User Manual Revision 06/27/2006 v1.5.0.0
212 ABLRFD v1.4.3.1 Testing - Bearing Resitance Tables Question 06/30/2006 v1.5.0.0
211 ABLRFD v1.4.3.1 Testing - Chapter 7 User Manual Change 06/19/2006 v1.5.0.0
210 ABLRFD v1.4.3.1 Testing - Development Length Factor Question 06/19/2006 v1.5.0.0
209 ABLRFD v1.4.3.1 Testing - Additional User Manual Changes 06/06/2006 v1.5.0.0
208 ABLRFD v1.4.3.1 Testing - User Manual Changes 05/31/2006 v1.5.0.0
207 ABLRFD v1.4.3.1 Testing - Footing Forces Table Heading 05/26/2006 v1.5.0.0
206 ABLRFD v1.4.3.1 Testing - Negative Moment Warning 05/19/2006 v1.5.0.0
205 ABLRFD v1.4.3.1 Testing - Unit weight of Concrete 05/19/2006 v1.5.0.0
204 Convert DIGITAL/PADIGITAL to INTEL/PAINTEL 04/26/2006 v1.6.0.0
203 Punching Shear Question 03/17/2006 v1.5.0.0
202 Partial EH-V force issue 03/16/2006 v1.4.0.4
201 Cannot design for both PHL-93 and P-82 in one run 06/13/2006 open
200 Change Heel Shear Analysis Points to Dynamic Amount 06/14/2005 v1.5.0.0
199 New Crack Control Equations 06/09/2005 v1.6.0.0
198 Footing Width Tolerence Issue 06/09/2005 v1.6.0.0
197 Area Per Width - Design Width Issue 06/09/2005 v1.6.0.0
196 Footing Embedment Issue for Analysis Run 06/09/2005 v1.4.0.4
195 Minimum Foundation Width Default Causes Error Message 06/09/2005 v1.5.0.0
194 Implement changes to allow for input lines > 256 characters 06/09/2005 v1.7.0.0
193 Shear analysis for pile footing without toe or heel results in divide by zero error 06/09/2005 v1.6.0.0
192 Pedestal Sliding Issues 06/09/2005 open
191 Pedestal Reinforcement Summary Design Output Routine Conversion 06/09/2005 v1.7.0.0
190 Intel Visual Fortran program conversion 06/09/2005 v1.5.0.0
189 Rock Sliding Issue 06/08/2005 v1.6.0.0
188 Pedestal - Footing Reinforcement Issue 06/08/2005 v1.6.0.0
187 Eliminate SI #10 Bar Being Used in Program 06/08/2005 v1.5.0.0
186 Reinforcement Spacing Issues 06/08/2005 v1.5.0.0
185 Development Length/ Reinforcement Issues 06/08/2005 v1.5.0.0
184 Cutoff Location Issues 06/08/2005 v1.5.0.0 (partially completed)
183 Incorrect LYD Image Files appear in Engineering Assistant 05/11/2005 v1.5.0.0
182 Last Row Percent Batter - LYD 50 percent limit, LYA 100 percent limit 05/11/2005 v1.5.0.0
181 Pile design with lateral load performance ration > 1.0 04/29/2005 v1.5.0.0
180 Remove STOP Statements from ABLRFD Program 04/18/2005 v1.5.0.0
179 Remove hardcoded APRAS information from ABLRFD_DLL 04/08/2005 v1.5.0.0
178 Beta1 Factor Not Reduced 03/31/2005 v1.9.0.0
177 Lateral Pile Capacity Issue 03/29/2005 v1.5.0.0
176 Change Stem Location Increment to User Input Item 03/17/2005 v1.5.0.0
175 Chapter 8 format change / Example Problem warning message removal 02/25/2005 v1.5.0.0
174 Inconsistent MAT Min Equiv Fluid Pressure SI Default Value 02/16/2005 v1.5.0.0
173 Footing rebar maximum moment discrepancy 02/14/2005 v1.6.0.0
172 Moment Assumption Question 02/11/2005 v1.6.0.0
171 Footing Completly Embedded in Rock Causes Error 02/07/2005 v1.5.0.0
170 User manual Typo Correction Section 3.6.1 01/21/2005 v1.5.0.0
169 Development Length Table for Analysis Runs 01/14/2005 v1.5.0.0
168 Pile Patern Density Output Change 01/05/2005 v1.5.0.0
167 Extreme - I Limit State Load Factor Changes 11/19/2004 v1.5.0.0
166 Stem Bar Development Length Cover Issue 11/19/2004 v1.4.0.3
165 Water Level Warning Message Question 10/05/2004 v1.4.0.3
164 Clear Spacing Question 10/05/2004 v1.5.0.0
163 Earthquake force in Footings 10/05/2004 open
162 Positive values for Upward Live Load Force on DLL card 09/02/2004 v1.4.0.3
161 Load Factors in ABLRFD User's Manual 08/27/2004 v1.4.0.3
160 Automatic Update for PD file time and date changes with XP 08/05/2004 v1.5.0.0
159 Update Chapter 9 with new contact information 07/21/2004 v1.4.0.3
158 Add caption text to EngAsst image files 07/19/2004 v1.5.0.0
157 User Manual Equation Correction 06/22/2004 v1.4.0.3
156 Spread Footing on Soft Rock Question 06/21/2004 v1.4
155 Ground slope for soil cut program/ user manual question 06/15/2004 v1.4.0.3
154 Warning Message repeats for many pages of output 06/15/2004 v1.4.0.3
153 Make config files ENGMGR compatable 06/01/2004 v1.4.0.3
152 Create temp files to TEMP variable location 06/01/2004 v1.5.0.0
151 Abutment will not design for Bearing Capacity 06/01/2004 v1.4
150 Overturning Factor of Safety Question 05/28/2004 v1.5.0.0
149 Sliding Factor of Safety Question 05/28/2004 v1.5.0.0
148 Sliding Stability check for Service Question 05/28/2004 v1.5.0.0
147 User Manual Force Resultant Diagram/Wording Inconsistency 05/27/2004 v1.5.0.0
146 Design Run Selects Largest Toe Projection rather than Shortest 05/27/2004 v1.4.0.3
145 Resultant Location Restraints on Rock Foundations 05/27/2004 v1.5.0.0
144 Sliding Resistance on Rock Foundation Issue 05/27/2004 v1.5.0.0
143 Braking and Centrifugal Load Factor Question 05/27/2004 v1.5.0.0
142 Analysis Run Warning Message Question 05/24/2004 v1.4.0.3
141 Small Height difference changes footing design - piles - LYD card was incorrectly set to optimize pile density instead of footing size 05/11/2004 v1.4
140 BRADD reported stack dump when setting optimum design 05/03/2004 v1.5.0.0
139 Reinforcement not considered developed in footing 04/09/2004 v1.5.0.0
138 Load Factor for Wind on Live Load Question 03/29/2004 v1.5.0.0
137 Reinforcement Spacing Requirement Issues 03/11/2004 v1.5.0.0
136 Minimum Foundation Width Modification 03/04/2004 v1.5.0.0
135 Lap Length Modification Factor Question 02/27/2004 v1.5.0.0
134 Rock Friction Angle User Manual Discrepency 02/24/2004 v1.4.0.3
133 Stem Steel Development Passes Intial Design, Fails Final Design 02/05/2004 v1.5.0.0
132 WSUB Direction Question 01/28/2004 v1.4.0.3
131 Spelling Error in Saturated Backfill Warning Message 01/19/2004 v1.4.0.3
130 Max Bar Diam not Used for Crack Control in Pile Found 01/16/2004 v1.4.0.3
129 Horizontal Earth Pressure Temporary Load Question 01/12/2004 v1.4.0.3
128 Per linear Foot User Manual Enhancement 01/08/2004 v1.4.0.3
127 Config File Issue: Soil density inputs 12/17/2003 v1.4.0.3
126 ABLRFD DLL Conversion 12/12/2003 v1.5.0.0
125 Add Long File Names Support To LRFD programs. 10/24/2003 v1.5.0.0
124 ABLRFD v1.4 Release - Test Comments. 10/20/2003 v1.4
123 User Manual - Add Prime Marks to Sigma Stresses for Consolidation Settlement. 10/08/2003 v1.8.0.0
122 Toe Projection Increment Revision. 10/07/2003 v1.4
121 ABLRFD v1.4.1c Beta Test Comments. 10/27/2003 v1.4
120 Test Input File Verification Changes. 08/26/2003 v1.4
119 Spread Footing on Soil Settlement Issues . 08/26/2003 open
118 Invalid Soil Type Halts Program. 07/02/2003 v1.4
117 Water Height /Soil Height check tolerance. 06/24/2003 v1.4
116 Development Lap Length During Design . 09/16/2003 v1.5.0.0
115 Lateral Resistance Issues in Piles. 06/16/2003 v1.4.0.3
114 Ka Use Investigated for Retaining Walls. 05/30/2003 v1.4
113 Temp and Final EH are equal for Broken Backfill Case. 05/27/2003 v1.4
112 Program Aborts for Some Two Layer Soils (Settlement Issue). 05/27/2003 v1.4
111 Bearing Resistance Question.  Effective Footing Width Incorrectly Larger Than Footing Width for Negative Eccentricity. 04/25/2003 v1.4
110 Maximum Shear not being detected by ABLRFD. 01/23/2003 v1.4.0.3
109 Rock Classification Change per DM-4. 01/23/2003 v1.8.0.0
108 Backfill Soil Density - DM4 Compliance. 01/13/2003 v1.4
107 Output Conversion Error - Wind on Super in Input Summary Section. 01/06/2003 v1.4
106 ABLRFD v1.4.1a Beta Test Comments. 12/13/2002 v1.4
105 Water Level Differential Tolerence Issue. 12/04/2002 v1.4
104 Cohesive Settlement Equations Questioned. 11/22/2002 open
103 Question about 3.0 Performance Ratio for Soil.  No program revisions required. 11/20/2002 v1.5.0.0
102 Duplicate to 085 - "Allowable Exceeded "Flag Not Working. 11/15/2002 v1.4
101 Pile Uplift Allowable Not Considered in Analysis.

User Manual MRD Paramter 2 (Development Length Correction Factor) description was updated to exclude reference to epoxy coated rebars.

11/15/2002 v1.4.0.3

v1.4 / MRD

100 Zero Toe Projection produces no Design Results. 11/14/2002 closed
099 Correction to Development Length for Rebar in Tension. 08/06/2002 v1.5.0.0
098 Revision to Minimum Water Differential to 3 ft. 08/06/2002 v1.4
097 Eccentricity error for analysis run created from design output. 07/17/2002 v1.5.0.0
096 Bearing Resistance Changes Greatly with Heel Projection. 07/08/2002 closed
095 Crack Control Output Status Code Questions. 07/08/2002 closed
094 Beta Testing v1.4.1 Comments and Revisions. 05/14/2002 v1.4
093 Definition of Theta in Inclination Factor Equations for Bearing Capacity . 04/22/2002 v1.4
092 Shape Factors in Bearing Resistance. 04/11/2002 cancelled
091 Bearing Resitance Calculation Clarification. 04/09/2002 v1.3
090 Update User Manual to include Broken Backfill EH method. 04/05/2002 v1.4
089 Ncq, Nrq question for abutment design.  No program changes were required. 03/21/2002 v1.3
088 Modify Defualt ETA Factors to 1.0. 03/06/2002 v1.5.0.0
087 Dual Input for Concrete Density in ALBRFD. 03/06/2002 v1.5.0.0
086 Move Pile Pattern Output Table directly after Footing Geometry Table. 03/05/2002 v1.5.0.0
085 Crack Control "Allowable Exceeded" Flag. 03/04/2002 v1.5.0.0
084 Add New Friction force Input item. 02/27/2002 v1.5.0.0
083 Enhance program to display Lateral Load and Lateral Load Resistance headings as 'kips/unit length' or show actual lateral load and resistance per pile. 01/15/2002 v1.5.0.0
082 Investigate program applying the 1.4 top bar modification factor to the development length of footing bottom parallel bar. 01/10/2002 v1.5.0.0
081 Revise maximum Temp/Shrinkage spacing to 12" for #4 bars and 18" for larger bars. 01/04/2002 v1.5.0.0
080 Revise program to provide more meaningful warning message when negative moment occurs on back face of stem. 12/19/2001 v1.5.0.0
079 Revise program to eliminate bar size errors during the backwall calculations under certain circumstances. 12/19/2001 v1.5.0.0
078 Investigate providing intermediate results for calculations for bearing resistance and lateral earth pressure.  Indicate the output file whether Coulomb or Rankine method was used. 11/30/2001 v1.4
077 Investigate the computation of the factored soil bearing resistance for certain circumstances 11/30/2001 v1.5.0.0
076 Investigate bearing resistance calculations and the impact of the water level on them. 11/30/2001 v1.5.0.0
075 Revise program to properly calculate the moment at toe for vertical live load surcharge force. 11/28/2001 v1.4
074 Investigate adding an indication to the program as to what criterion controlled the footing size. 11/20/2001 v1.6.0.0
073 Investigate bearing resistance calculations and the influence of the bearing resistance factor on them. 11/20/2001 v1.5.0.0
072 Revise program to prevent extra Warning L/B < 1 warning messages for two layer soil system. 11/201/2001 v1.5.0.0
071 Revise program so user can set Tmp Live Load Surcharge (LS) to 0.0 and have Final LS value greater than 0.0 11/20/2001 v1.4
070 Revise program so it does not apply braking force for STR-1, STR-V and SER-1 for minimum load cases since there is no live load. 11/15/2001 v1.5.0.0
069 Revise program to subtract 2" eccentricity for minimum load cases for abutment stem designs as per DM-4 11.6.4.5 11/9/2001 v1.10.0.0
068 Revise program so it does not apply braking force for the STR-1 (min) limit state. 11/02/2001 cancelled
067 Investigate inconsistency of User Manual states SOI "Mass Unit Weight/Density" is not required for sand or c-phi soils but program errors if it is not entered. 10/30/2001 v1.4
066 Revise program as per SOL 431-01-07 to use load factor for longitudinal wind (WL) of 1.0 for both service and strength limit states. 10/30/2001 v1.5.0.0
065 Enhance program to allow user to enter maximum dynamic load allowance (IM) for P-82 permit vehicle. 10/26/2001 v1.4
064 Investigate how program computes settlement on rock. 09/10/2001 v1.3
063 Request to enhance program to allow user to enter water level above the top of a retaining wall or abutment. 08/21/2001 Cancelled
062 User requested a change SRB command to give user ability to have stem bars not lapped with footing bars.  PENNDOT does not wish to do this at this time.  Program will not be changed. 07/03/2001 v1.3
061 Revise kip/kN conversion factor in User Manual for commands LAB, LRT, DLL, SLL and EQL 06/25/2001 v1.4.0.3
060 Investigate to only increase footing thickness if required based on shear to speed up program 06/15/2001 v1.4.0.3
059 Investigate 1.333 performance ratio in the "FOOTING FLEXURE" table.  Should be close to 1.0 for design run. 06/15/2001 v1.8.0.0
058 Investigate conflicting values between "FACTORED FORCES" and "CONTROLLING FORCES" tables 06/15/2001 v1.5.0.0
057 Review procedures for reinforcement design 06/15/2001 v1.5.0.0
056 DM-4 Section 3.11.3 - Add input checks to verify ground water elevations meet requirements of this section 04/27/2001 v1.4
055 Review procedures to calculate development length of reinforcement 06/13/2001 v1.4.0.3
054 Program designed an abutment with a pile pattern performance ratio of less than 1.0 05/18/2001 v1.4
053 Calculation of horizontal forces acting on back of wall/abutment in submerged soil conditions 04/26/2001 v1.4
052 DM-4 Section DC5.8.9.2P-1 - computation of distances dv and de 04/26/2001 open
051 DM-4 Section DC5.8.3.2  -  sectional model for shear design.  Determined program does not need revised. 04/26/2001 v1.3
050 DM-4 Section D10.6.2.2.3b-1  -  elastic settlement for foundations on stiff cohesive soil 04/26/2001 v1.4
049 DM-4 Section D3.11.5.5  -  application of earth pressure on walls - addressed by Revision 048 04/26/2001 v1.5.0.0
048 AASHTO Section A3.11.5.3 - compute Ka using equation instead of table 04/26/2001 v1.5.0.0
047 AASHTO Section A3.11.2 - increase max allowable value of LDC - Temp ES parameter to 10' (3.05m) 04/26/2001 v1.5.0.0
046 AASHTO Section A3.10.9.2 - acceleration coefficient.  Determined program does not need revised. 04/26/2001 v1.3
045 Enhance program to enter two concrete densities for modulus of elasticity and dead load calculations. 04/25/2001 v1.5.0.0
044 Force (J-bars) protruding from abutment to always be epoxy coated as per DM-4 5.4.3.6P 04/24/2001 v1.5.0.0
043 Enhance program to allow input commands to control soil parameters for backfill 04/24/2001 v1.4
042 Adjusted the calculation of the abutment backwall at seat level Area/Width values 04/17/2001 v1.4
041 Investigated if new input file will run with new version.  Input file had same problem as Revision No. 027. 04/13/2001 v1.4
040 Enhance program to show average load factor for both vertical and lateral load combinations (DM-4  6.15.2P) 04/13/2001 v1.4
039 User Manual Section 6.12.5 revision concerning pile tip resistance factor 04/05/2001 v1.3
038 Pause the program when the run is complete to prevent the DOS window from closing automatically. 02/15/2001 v1.3
037 Use a different extension (other than .PDF) for parameter definition file 01/11/2001 v1.3
036 Implment additional compiler settings to prevent the program from performing invalid operations, such as divide by zero. 02/14/2001 v1.4
035 Enhance program by adding new LAB input parameter called "Horizontal WS Substructure". 02/07/2001 v1.4
034 Added input check for SOI command to make sure Ncq and Ngamma are entered in a near slope condition to prevent a problem with the spread footing bearing resistance calculation.  01/17/2001 v1.4
033 Update PENNDOT's address for User Manual Chapter 9 & add contact person e-mail address 01/11/2001 v1.3
032 Program revision to improve pile pattern selection procedure. 01/20/2001 v1.4
031 Add a special copyright notice for beta test versions of the program. 01/05/2001 v1.4
030 Adjusted settlement calculations for over consolidated clay. 10/24/2000 v1.4
029 Added Footing Thickness and Width Increment as input parameter on FTG command to allow user to speed-up program runs. 11/30/2000 v1.4
028 Added input check to make sure EQL "Phi Factor Foundation" is greater than zero.  Program revision to eliminate a discrepancy between meaning of EQL "Vertical Soil EQ" parameter in user manual and the use of the value by the program. 11/08/2000 v1.3
027 Program revision to prevent program abort if backfill height is zero during stem design. 10/20/2000 v1.4
026 Incorporate  revisions made for BRADD to provide more meaningful messages 09/29/2000 v1.3
025 Incorporate some revisions needed for BRADD 08/18/2000 v1.3
024 Revise "Top Width" parameter default for AWB & RWL commands to 1'-5.25" as per BD-642M 08/18/2000 v1.3
023 Convert user manual to Microsoft Word 08/17/2000 v1.3
022 User manual clarification for Section 3.4.1.4.   Retaining walls are checked for the temp. stage. 07/31/2000 v1.3
021 Program revision to use unfactored loads when computing inclination factors. 07/31/2000 v1.3
020 Support Windows 2000 02/24/2000 v1.3
019 Program revision to prevent parameter definition file from sometimes becoming corrupted. 01/10/2000 v1.3
018 Permit input files to be stored in other directories than the program files. 07/27/2000 v1.3
017 Adjusted end cover for bars in User Manual Figure 5.22-1 to be 2" as per BD-631. 04/24/2000 v1.3
016 Adjusted input check tolerance to permit input file to run when min. footing width was exactly equal to the sum of the min. toe, min. heel and stem width at top of footing. 03/15/2000 v1.3
015 Investigated to make sure sliding was not being checked for an abutment on rock input file with Sliding Resistance input parameter set to No. 03/03/2000 v1.3
014 Add Service III limit state to check service axial and lateral capacities 02/01/2000 Cancelled
013 Program enhanced to allow tension in pile/caisson under any limit state except Service. 02/01/2000 v1.4
012 Program revision no longer requires lateral pile capacities to be input for battered pile foundations.  Program ignored these values as it computes lateral pile capacities for battered piles. 02/01/2000 v1.3
011 Revised the program output software to make it easier to maintain. 01/24/2000 v1.4
010 Added "Horiz Backwall Live Load" input parameter to the LAB command only for use in designing backwalls (open).  User manual clarifications (v1.3);  buoyancy is not applied to spread footings on rock;   WA is also applied as a downward force of the water weight over the footing toe; and correction for descriptions in Table 3.3.2-4. 12/23/1999

v1.4

009 Increased upper limit for SI rebar area on SRA and ARE input commands to match US upper limit.  SI bar areas are per meter width, whereas US bar areas are per foot width. 10/20/1999 v1.3
008 Fixed footing moments to include effect from input value "BRG. Y LOC." on AT1 & AT2 cards. 10/20/1999 v1.3
007 Added input check to make sure Saturated Soil Weight is greater than Dry Unit Weight.  Added more meaningful messages when program aborts, and added History file option to see design iteration details for debugging purposes. 08/05/1999 v1.3
005 Retaining wall design run aborts with message: "Severe problems with foundation SPRDRVR / SPRMAIN - return from drvr / ABDRVR" 08/05/1999 v1.3